attend

Meaning

1. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
2. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
3. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
4. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
5. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
6. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
7. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
8. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
9. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
10. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
11. Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
12. Senses relating to directing one's attention.
13. (obsolete) Senses relating to directing one's attention.
14. Senses relating to directing one's attention.
15. Senses relating to directing one's attention.
16. Senses relating to waiting for something.
17. Senses relating to waiting for something.
18. Senses relating to waiting for something.
19. Senses relating to waiting for something.
20. Senses relating to waiting for something.
21. Senses relating to waiting for something.
22. (obsolete) To intend (something).

Concepts

attend

accompany

serve

visit

see

be present

follow

look after

present

participate

mind

wait on

wait upon

witness

nurse

go to

call on

care for

escort

heed

tend

advert

go

take care

care

take care of

tend to

hear

listen

give ear

pay attention to

go with

treat

go through

take part in

pay attention

wait

go after

come

hang

pay heed

watch

take part

attention

frequent

doctor

deal with

handle

face

look out on

beware

listen in

foster

cater

pursue

assist

attend to

notice

minister

service

haunt

enter

look

interact

interrelate

cure

heal

maintain

remedy

apply remedies

fuss over

set foot

commute

pass

pass exams

walk along

study with

command

take

go to see

go on a regular basis

give heed

cooperate

join

abide

reside

appear at

banquet

feast

feed

overhear

consult

discuss

have a conference with

speak to

guard

tend 1

do

execute

present oneself

take care b look d see

conduct

gallant

man

squire

convoy

call

do one’s bit

participate in

proceed

travel

come on

heel

look at

be mindful

look out

reck

see to

take note

watch out

lackey

study at

be attentive

be present at

sign up

study

give care

nurture

worry

ferment

go across

suit

take place

work

note

auscultate

take in

inhabit

band oneself

partake in

come after

come forth

dog

ensue

entail

fall out

follow suit

keep

keep tabs on

keep track

postdate

result

succeed

tag along

take after

trace

travel along

connect

receive

touch

in attendance

audit

deal

cut class

skip class

avoid duty

keep an eye on

come down

expect

there are

there is

attend on

interfere

intervene

operate

say

speak

active

be

interested

involved

find job

affair

business

duties

functions

job

matter

occupation

subject

task

undertaking

present at

presence

cling

live through

suffer

be in

be in for

partake

involve

Hyphenated as

at‧tend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈtɛnd/

Etymology

PIE word
*h₂éd
From Middle English attenden, atenden (“to devote oneself (to a task, etc.); to pay attention to (something), to look after; to consider (something); to expect or look forward to (something); to intend to do (something); to help or serve (someone), attend upon; to take care of (something)”), from Old French atendre (“to await, wait for; to expect; to intend”), from Latin attendere, the present active infinitive of attendō, adtendō (“to pay attention to, attend; to direct or turn toward”), from ad- (“prefix meaning ‘to, towards’”) + tendō (“to direct one’s course; to extend, stretch; to exert, strive”). Doublet of attempt and tend.